The purpose of this blog is to share thoughts, comments and issues, as well as hints and suggestions that may help extend your own knowledge of family. As an advocate of DNA testing to support traditional genealogy, my focus is on DNA and newsworthy topics. Do not expect daily publication.
My own genealogy (nonliving persons only) is at www.doriswheeler.org and at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=dorisw&id=I1128..

Many people do not seem to understand that if they do a DNA test, it is useless to them and everyone else if they refuse to allow matching. The whole purpose is to find others who match you, that is, who have the same DNA your ancestors had, thus proving your relatedness. Even if those you match are very distant cousins, they and you have a common ancestor.

If you have already done the Family Finder test, you can now view these X chromosome results on your own MyFTDNA page. If you have not yet done so, I urge you to order it, or transfer your autosomal results from Ancestry or 23andMe. It is another new opportunity to sift your matches to align them with your maternal or paternal line.